Shipping-container



I H. G. GRAF.

SHIPPING CONTAINER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- 30,1915.

1 ,398,686. Patented Nov. 29, T1921,

UNITED, STATES PATENT OFFICE. 1

HENRY G. GRAF, OF TOLEDO, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN CAN COMPANY, OF

NEW YORK, N. Y., A. CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

SHIPPING-CONTAINER.

To allwlzom it may concern:

-Be it known that I, HENRY G.GRAF, 8. citizen of the United States,residing in Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, haveinvented anew and useful Improvement in'Shipping-Containers, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates in general to shipping containers and has moreparticular reference to shipping containers of rela tively largecapacity where it is desirable to firmly look a cover in place in suchmanner that it may be removed without requiring a cutting or tearing ofthe material of the body or cover.

Containers of this character have a par- .ticularuse in the packaging offood products in bulk and it is particularly desirable that the packagemay be made ready for shipment after being filled without requir-- ingthe action of any machine or complicated implements and withoutrequiring an appreciableamount of hand tooling.

This invention has for anobject the provision of a package or containerof the character described which may be readily closed for shipmentafter being filled and which may be manufactured at relatively littlecost.

After being shipped these goods are receivedbythe retailer and thecontents sold oif in smaller lots. It is desirable'that the opening ofsuch a package shall not prevent subsequent temporary closing to eX-elude dust and other contaminating matter. It is also desirable that theopening of such a container be possible withoutthe provision of specialtools or machines.

This invention has for a further objectthe provision of a container ofthe character described which may be opened by such ordinary implementsas are found around the average grocery store, and this without cuttingor deforming the cover or the body of the package. v I

Other objects and advantages of the, invention will be apparent as it isbetter understood. from the following descriptlon when considered inconnection with the accompanying drawing illustrating a preferredembodiment thereof.

Referring to the drawing,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a container embodying my invention;

Specification of Letters Patent. Patei ted N6 29 1921 Application filedSeptember 30, 1915. Serial No. 58,260. v

Fig. 2 is a partial enlarged section through the same; and 1 Fig. 3 isan enlarged detail new.

For the partial side purpose of illustratingmy invention I have shown onthe drawing a con tainer of large capacity and comprising a body A and acover B. The body A in the present 1nstance consists of a large almostclylindrlcal side wall 4 of heavy metallic s eeting of appropriatecharacter. To the lower end of this 'is seamed, in the usual manner, thebottom 5 of similar material.

At the upper end the edge 6 of the body I is bent around an encirclingwire or rod? to form an outwardly extending rounded edge at the openend. I

The cover B also preferably consists of a heavymetalli'c sheetcorrugated centrally at Sand having a raised part 9 in which may seatthe rounded edge of the open end of the body'. Beyond the raised part 9a depending flange 10, terminating in a false wlre edge 11 vis provided.This arrangement provides a slip cover which may be closed down over theopen end of the body, as

will be seen from viewing the drawing.

The flange 10 is cut at intervals at 12 to provide a plurality oftongues or lips 13 which may be bent, as shown, under and up around therounded edge of the body to lock the cover in place. The rounded edge ofthe body formed by incasing the wire 7 special .machinesl After beingdelivered 1 to the retailer or other' persons desiring to open thepackage the tongues 13 maybe bent outwardly with any screw driver orother implement adapted to be inserted at one side of the tongue andpushed across behind it to pry it out into nearly' its originalposition. The cost of sucha construction is practicall .no more than thecost would be'=were t e lips 13 not set off as described.

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It is thought that the invention and many of its attendant advantageswill beunderstood from the foregoing description, and it will beapparent that various changes may be made in the form, construction andarrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit and scope 'ofthe invention or sacrificing any of its material advantages, the formhereinbefore described being merely a preferred embodiment thereof.

I claim: I

A shipping ves'selcomprising a body having an outwardly extendingperipheral head;

a cover for said bodyhaving a downwardly extending peripheral flangefitting around said bead of the body, said flange extending below saidbead and being spaced away from the wall of the body, said flange beingformed with a plurality of tongues cut out from said flange along theirside and bot- Signed in the presence of two subscribing witnesses 4 cHENRY G. GRAF.

\Vitnesses:

L. W. BREEDE. W. H. BLAUK.

20 tom edges and integral with said flange

